Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Council of Arles
- Feeding Roman York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey